Table 2.
Detailed summary of clinical material comprising tumours originating from major peripheral nerves.
| Case number | Location | Nerve1 | Type of operation2 | Pain3 | Hoffmann-Tinel sign | Paresthesias | Sensory deficit4 | Motor deficit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre* | Post** | Pre* | Post** | Pre* | Post** | Pre* | Post** | Pre* | Post** | ||||
| 1 | Arm | Median | T-1 | 0 | 0 | + | − | + | − | +/S2+ | +/S3 | − | − |
| 2 | Arm | mca | T-1 | 0 | 0 | + | − | + | − | +/S2+ | − | − | − |
| 3 | Knee | cp | RG (4 × 18 cm) | C | 0 | + | + | + | + | +/S0 | +/S1 | +/M0 | +/M0 |
| 4 | Calf | sp | T-1 | C | 0 | + | − | + | − | +/S2 | − | +/M3 | − |
| 5 | Axilla | Radial | T-1 | 0 | 0 | − | − | − | − | − | − | +/M3 | − |
| 6 | Wrist | Ulnar (3t) | ND | 0 | 0 | + | − | + | − | +/S2+ | − | − | − |
| 7 | Arm | Ulnar | T > 2 | C | 0 | + | − | + | − | +/S0 | +/S0 | +/M0 | +/M0 |
| 8 | Axilla | Ulnar | ND | C | 0 | + | − | + | − | +/S2+ | − | − | − |
| 9 | Arm | Ulnar | ND | 0 | 0 | + | − | + | − | +/S2+ | − | − | − |
| 10 | Arm | Median | ND | C | 0 | + | − | + | − | +/S2+ | − | − | − |
| 11 | Forearm | Median | T > 2 | C, N | 0 | + | − | + | − | +/S2+ | +/S3 | +/M3 | +/M3 |
| 12 | Elbow | Ulnar | ND | C | 0 | + | − | + | − | +/S2+ | − | − | − |
| 13 | Axilla | Ulnar | T-1 | C | 0 | + | − | + | − | +/S3+ | − | − | − |
| 14 | Arm | Radial | T-1 | C | 0 | + | − | + | − | +/S3+ | − | − | − |
| 15 | Forearm | Median | T-2 | C | 0 | + | − | + | − | +/S3+ | − | − | − |
| 16 | Axilla | Ulnar | ND | C | 0 | + | − | + | +! | − | +/S3+ ! | − | − |
| 17 | Wrist | Median | ND | C | 0 | + | − | + | − | +/S3+ | − | − | − |
| 18 | Arm | Ulnar | T-1 | C | 0 | + | − | + | − | +/S3+ | − | − | − |
| 19 | Elbow | Ulnar | RG (2 × 5 cm) | C | 0 | + | + | + | + | +/S3 | +/S3 | +/M3 | +/M3 |
| 20 | Thigh | Sciatic | T-2 | C | 0 | + | − | + | − | +/S2 | − | − | − |
| 21 | Knee | sp | T-1 | C | 0 | + | − | + | − | +/S2 | − | − | − |
| 22 | Axilla | Radial | T-2 | C | 0 | + | − | + | − | +/S3 | +/S3 | − | +/M4 ! |
| 23 | Elbow | dr | DN | 0 | 0 | − | − | − | − | − | − | +/M3 | +/M3 |
| 24 | Forearm | sr (3t) | T-1/ND | C | 0 | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | − |
| 25 | Hand | Digital (6t) | ND | C | 0 | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | − |
| 26 | Axilla | mca | T-1 | C | 0 | + | − | + | +! | − | − | − | − |
1Nerve: mca: medial cutaneous nerve of the arm, cp: common peroneal nerve, sp: superficial peroneal nerve, dr: deep radial nerve, and sr: superficial radial nerve.
2Type of operation: ND: tumour excision without damage to fascicular structure, T-1: tumour excision with transection of 1 fascicle, T-2: tumour excision with transection of 2 fascicles, T > 2: tumour excision with transection of more than 2 fascicles, RG: tumour excision and reconstruction with grafts, and DN: tumour excision and reconstruction with direct neurorrhaphy.
3Pain: C: pain during compression and after exertion, N: night pain, and 0: no pain.
4Sensory deficit: upper extremity: assessed according to BMRC scale modified by Omer and Dellon and lower extremity: assessed according to Highet's scale.
!New postoperative deficits.
*Preoperative.
**Postoperative.